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Japan, 1985
screenprint on paper 39 h × 27 w in (99 × 69 cm)
screenprint on paper 39 h × 27 w in (99 × 69 cm)
estimate: $50–100
result: $938
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Printed signature to lower center: [Designed by Shigeo Fukuda].
Japanese designer Shigeo Fukuda first met Paul Rand as a design student at Tokyo Geijitsu University. Rand had been invited to participate in a exhibition called Graphic' 55, and Fukuda was so taken with his work that he visited the exhibition ten times in seven days. After graduating, Rand recommended Fukuda for a teaching position at Yale University, and the two would remain friends until Rand's death in 1996.
I believe that in design, 30 percent dignity, 20 percent beauty and 50 percent absurdity are necessary.
Shigeo Fukuda
Paul Rand is a man who has shaped and influenced the course of 20th century graphic design to a remarkable degree.
Shigeo Fukuda